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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28
When she was o Child, she cried for Castoria
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria,
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria

A good answer to the assertion that
women take no interest in politics is
given in this reply of Mrs. Lille Dever-
eux Blake: A man said to her that
women did not inform themselves
enough about politics to vote judicious-
ly,-that his own daughter was intelli-
gent, but could not tell him the name of
the congressman from her district.
''What is the congressman's name from
my district ?" inquired Mrs. Blake. ~
don't know, for don't vote in your
district. In what district does your
daughter vote ?" said Mrs. Blake.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28

w. w. Kline, the jeweler. Shop in
I. A. Barnes, confectionery store.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28

DR.. Lucy M. Hall, physician of Vas
sar, has kept list of the number of
DAYS each girl has been absent from ILL
ness during the year, and compared it
with similar record kept of the young
men at Amherst College, She finds that
the girls are not absent from illness
nearly SO much as the young men.
Women can stand four years course
of severe study as we'll as their brothers.
Yet some people still declare that wom-
en- are physically incompetent to
form On Intelligent opinion as to the
merits of candidates, or to express that
opinion by dropping ballot into box.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28

Mr. Griswold, one of the members of
the committee, visited Marshfeld on
Thursday, for the purpose of comforting
with members of the Post at that place.
He was able to see Col. Upham, the
commander, only a moment, but found
him and the people generally highly
pleased over the action of the
council in voting to hold the reunion
at that place. The time will be fixed SO
that it can be announced next week
TStevens Point Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28

Miss Parloa is brave woman. At
one of her cooking-classes, lately, some
thing slipped, and boiling water ran
over her hands. The pupils cried out;
the lecturer did not change muscle.
She sprinkled the burns with soda,
bandaged them with her handkerchief,
and went on with the lesson, her hands
swelling like puffy balls of pain before
her hearers eyes, but not distracting
her from her lecturer, or causing a
moments stoppage in her running fire
of jokes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28

The argument against women suffrage
which is based on physical strength is
one of the most absurd of the whole lot.
Logically carried out, it would disfran-
chise half the men in America, includ-
ing some of those who have been most
influential in shaping public affairs. 1t
would also enfranchise class of women
who, as rule, would be least fitted for
the responsibilities of suffrage New
Bedford Mercury.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1887-04-28

President Cleveland is reported as
saying with great deliberation that he
does not wish and would not accept
another presidential nomination. But
then a great many other extraordinary
and impossible things are also re-
ported"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-09

.treet; when In front Of the electric light On
Fourth street between Pierce and Douglas, |
looked at my watch, 1t was then lO:l7 O'Clock;
| passed the Columbia b, use corner; an cleo
iric light wss burning on Fourth street near
the alley between Pearl and Water and An
other one on West Third near Kansas street
| think a man would not have experienced
much difficulty in recognizing . man with
whom he was acquainted seventeen PAGES
away that n%ight-that is In the vicinity OF the
West Third street bridge; the electric light
On West Third II about ~ feet freA ~
bridge.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-09
Ninth Day of the Hlddock Trial.
EVIDENCE FOR THE pIrRNsY.

Friday, April 1.-The testimony for the de-
Tense was continued.
BISMARCK recalled
know Henry Rice, lilo we'll digger. He
vas at my house one Sunday. I told him /
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09
Cholera's Progress.


There seems no doubt anywhere
now that cholera is steadily and rap
idly advancing through South Amer
lea. It is known to be ravaging GER
tain districts of Bolivia, and for sew
eral months it has been playing havoc
among the people of the lower Platte
Valley and Chilli.
Now the report is current that there
is cholera in Cuba, and there's more
reason to fear visit from cholera
than from yellow fever. The people
of the lower Mississippi valley are
already waking up to realization of
the danger, which, while it is not inn
minent, is none the less real and seri-
GUS; and it is advisable for the health
authorities and the people generally
in every part of the country to look
at the matter calmly and earnestly.
1t is not only necessary that the
strictest quarantine regulations be
enforced against all cholera infected
ports and countries, but the work of
putting our cities and towns in as
nearly perfect sanitary condition as
possible should not be delayed.
Cholera is an extremely subtitle dis
ease, and while it Stays its thousands
in the slums, the sections of the cities
where it has been prevalent that were
kept clean and fresh have almost in
variably escaped or suffered very
lightly.
It was hoped that the pestilence
would disappear il South America
with the approach of the winter sea
son that is now at hand in the South
Temperate Zone, Gut unfortunately
it has advanced nsorthward beyond
the frost line, andsit is to be feared
that it will be really to invade this
country from South and Contra.
America and Mexico by the spring Of
summer of next yes.r.
So far as .the cholera in Cuba il
concerned, it has been reported tx
exist there for sofne three or foul
weeks, but the reports were discred
tied. If it is Asiatic cholera, it il
still FIVE hundred miles away, anl
there is no danger Of it's coming her,
if the proper vigilance and cleanliness
are observed.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

New York Herald: Senator Sher-
man says that the American people
demand "a free ballot, fair count
and correct returns True, and these
are precisely the things the people
could not get when poor Hayes rat
tied round in the chair which Mr.
Tilden would have filled. A fai1
count9 Oh, yes, that is what we
want and what we shall have under q
Democratic regime
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

New York Herald: aThe ministers
are all going to Europe this summer,
and certain gentleman who can
stand the heat better than any one
else we know of will probably get up
a corner on crime"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

Tho idea that the quiet, decent OBJ
ssrvanoe az tho Sabbath - day Of
rel i 8 conoomitant Of civilisation
appsars to be gaining ground in some
of ths cities where il has bean the
oustom TO allude to al Sunday laws
: & blue laws The movement
aeninst Sunday baseball playing i
snining strength u Al the principal
eitiak Thss i ) feeling among the
- lziends q tho sport that either
- .aiionsl game q the Sunday
rlnying q i must g.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09
BELLEVUE. La.
THURSDAY ,:::::::::::::::::::::::JuNE 9, 1887.
That Extra Session Again.


Extra session talk is again rife at
Washington and the President is said
to be wavering in his purpose not to
call Congress together again.
There does not seem to be any sub
stantiaI foundation for this report
The fact Of the matter Is most OF those
who arc intimstsly associated with
the President a. advisers are opposed
70 an extra session and the President
al along has not hesitated to let itb
known that he was much averse to
calling one.
An the talk about financial panic
that was TO ensue if an extra session
was not called has died out, and there
is no argument at all which is in any
way convincing in favor Of bringing
Congress together this fall again.
Il might be good thing for the
corporations Of the country. who have
been trying to make the Interstate
Commerce law a. obnoxious as pos
sible to have Congress come together
when the minds Of the people are in
the unsettled condition IS they are
now over that measure, and before
The reaction takes place, as it may dc
when the law has been thoroughly
tried. Il might be easy to repeal i
Just now, but a. the Presidentappearf
to be determined to give the Commits
sion chance to zee what is in the
lsw, il Is not at all likely that he viii
sall Congress together and give an
opportunity to that uncertain body o
statesmen to do anything premature
N the premises
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09
Nsy.Hu Safe.

betrayed before r. G. Stinson, J. p, Ward .,
H Booster parish, Louisiana, by Sheppard
Tisdom, and will be sold at Shady Grove, La,
within the legal hours of sale, on Saturday,
the 18th day Of june. 1857, one Dark Brown
Horse Pony, about or years old, about I3a
or IA hands high; branded on left jaw with
letter r, and on Left shoulder with letters G.,
and on leIt hip with small Spanish brand, and
has blazed face.
Appraised at so
The owner IL requested to come forward
prove property, pay charges. SO.
". b. SIMPSON, Constable.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

The Illinois legislature viii remain
in session until the 18th inst. There
is nothing for it to do. That is why
it is staying.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

On the occasion of his visit to
Richmond recently George W. Cable
received the cold shoulder. He was
justly ignored on account of his de-
liberate Misrepresentation of South
ern sentiment and civilization.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

just before adjournment the SUI
preme Court of the Omitted States de-
cided that State cannot impose a
tax upon the business of steam
ship company engaged in commerce
between the States or with foreign
countries.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

It is time for everybody to go to
work, and it is in the variety Of our
small industries-that our own future
and the future Of the State depend.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09
The Cattle Monopoly.


The telegraph few days ago in
formed the public Of the formation
Of q gigantic cattle pool, being the
combination Of the grazing interests
of six States and Territories out West,
and embracing an aggregation of
capital amounting to e15, 900, OOO.-
Thenews has naturally created great
deal Of uneasiness throughout the
cattle raising portions of the country,
as it is very uncertain how small cat
tie men can compete with the great
monopoly.
There seems to be some doubt
whether the scheme is to raise cattle
and market them regularly on q gigan-
tic scale, or merely to bear the market
and manipulate the greatest corner
ever made in live stock in this or any
other country. If the plan is to
crush out all competition and control
entirely production and marketing Of
the cattle Of the Western plains, the
effect must be most injurious for q
time to both the cattle raising inter
ests and to the consumers of beef.
While the monopoly may prosper
for awhile we do not believe it can
exist for any great length Of time. -
It is noteworthy fact that few of the
enormous farming schemes that have
been inaugurated in this country
have been successful except for a very
limited period. They have always
come to grief sooner or later, while
the industrious, economical, skillful
small farmers are yet the bone and
sinew Of the land.
To handle successfully the enor-
nous cattle interest embraced in this
combination viii require the most
favorable conditions. Like the Stan
dard Oil Company and other monop
olies it may obtain concessions in
the way of freights, but this will b.
no easy thing to accomplish now that
the Interstate Commerce law is il
effect, but it will not be able to guard
against such disasters as may bt
brought about by droughts, northern
and widespread disease.
| While the smaller cattle men ma,
be crushed the great body Of farmer
throughout the country viii serve Al
. check on the great monopoly so ia,
as consumers are concerned. Eacl
farmer may easily double the numbe
Of cattle Of his farm in a year or two
and no monopoly can ever destro.
him.
The Southern and Eastern State
ought to raise very large proportion
L
Of the cattle consumed in the countr,
and shipped abroad, and with the ad
vantages Of railroad and water trans
portation, cattle as an auxilliar,,
"crop" on every farm ought to b
profitable
The soil and its products seem t
be the natural heritage Of the people
and providence viii protect thes
from the blasting influence of monor
olies, if we have wise and benefcia
laws faithfully enforced. II is well
however, for the people to watch jeal
ously the formation and development
Of every monopoly that even seem
indirectly to affect their interests.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

The prosperity Of the South is
without doubt confined almost ex-
clusively 70 the towns. Here and
there the state Of things is different.
in the trucking regions, in certain
regions fArmed on the intensive sys-
tenn and perhaps in the grass-growing,
stock-rearing regions, for example.
But - . rule the prosperity is con-
fined to the towns and mainly to the
centres Of mineral development. The
farmers condition does not improve,
and yet be Is at the foundation Of all
general prosperity. II he remains
unable to make both ends meet the
prosperity Of the towns must cease,
- : tree deprived Of It's roots sent
deep into the ground for that which
makes It grow and flourish must per
ish. What then, must be done
What must the farmer do to better
his oondition9 The answer that 90
ours ct once is, make more to sell OF
spend less. But under existing cir
cumstances he cannot do either. He
has not the means to improve his
farm and 30 make better crops and be
already lives ~ economically as posi-.
BE. Manifestly something must b.
done for him and il devolves on Con
ersss To- do il. The tax must be taken
OF the necessary clothing that he
buys for himself and his family and
and OF the materials which 60 into
the manufacture Of the farm nipple
msnh be has to use and for which ht
now pays double value. The tariff i
daily piling up in Washington money
b the thousands beyond the needs
q The government while the famer'
d the land in spite Of al they can d.
arc growing poorer and poorer. Tha
tariff must Be cut down, revised, ani
q Tbs earliest day possible. Il j
sebbing the farmer. i is an engine
II oppression because it Is an unnec
sssary and . grievous burden laid OF
svsrJ farmer in the land. The agri
cultural interest cannot be expected
20 flourish Is It should until it is re-
Esved Of this burden.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

About the most crying need Of the
time seems to be Legislature that
win not legislate.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

The cotton ssbears" of last winter
who succeeded in pressing the price
Of the staple below the cost Of pro
duction are now abulls,p and have
effected . corner in order to squeeze
the spinners. Those that neither toll
nor spin make more money than any
other class out Of the cotton crop.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

The pig-iron men are alarmed at
the increased importations of foreign
mon, notwithstanding the high pro-
tsctive tariff on that product. Il
they can't compete with foreign iron
under the present tariff they had bet
tar shut up their shops.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

We believe that religion has moro
power in America than ever before,
and that America comes neara.to the
idsa Of ) Christian nation than any
nation that has hired.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

The combination of wealth on one
side and the strikes of poverty on
the other, is the direct result of class
Legislation.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

The anti-poverty society wants the
earth. Perhaps that is the reason it's
advocates are running it into the
ground.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09
News Nubs.

Beggars OF Arabia are focking to
the United States.
More than six hundred bears were
killed in Maine last year.
The Atlanta tax assessors books
show an increase of $4,000, 900.
The Sultan of Turkey has ceded
the island of Cyprus to England.
There is consumed annually in the
United States 100000 pounds of
tea.
The public debt of France, funded
and unfunded, amounts to $780,
100000.
There are more than go, 600 persons
confined in penal institutions in the
United States.
Each day it takes swenty-two bar
rels of -four to feed the inmates Of
Sing Sing, NY.
Vice-President VIM. A. Wheeler
died at Malone, New Yoek, on last
Saturday morning.
President Sally, of the Richmond
Terminal, ls buying heavily of real
estate in the South.
The damage caused in Michigan
By the forest fires this spring is esti-
rated at $7,0O0,0O0.
The heaviest locomotive in the
world weighs 10000 pounds and is
on the Canadian Pacific.
The postofice at Terrell, jackson
parish, this State, has been discon-
tinued; mail to Vernon.
Watelmelons have appeared in the
Atlanta market. The prices range
from rs cents to 81 each.
The amount Of land in the United
States owned by foreigners is esti-
mated to be as large as Ireland.
j. d. Perrins, the Worcester sauce
maker, who died recently, leaves q
fortune of $3,325, 900 to his wife and
children.
The Connecticut Railroad Com
missioners have concluded to feel the
public pnlse before stopping all Sun
day trains.
It is reported that one of the men
concernedin adastardly assault upon
a girl at Eckerty, Indiana, was buried
alive by mob.
A jealous husband at Middleburg,
Michigan, beheaded his wife, disem-
bowelled his employer, of whom be
was jealous, and attempted suicide
by cutting his own throat.
| Russian regulations prohibit the
entrance of Jewish merchants into
that country, exceptions being made
in favor of wholesale dealers only.
| The shipments of wheat from New
Orleans during the month of May
was 1,2O5,362 bushels, as against
none for the same month last year
On last Saturday eight men were
killed by the premature explosion Of
q blast at Birmingham, Pa, and three
| by a similar accidental Bennewater
| New York.
| Ex-Gov. Franklin j. Moses, Of
South Carolina, who was serving .
term in the Massachusetts State
Prison for forgery, has been pardon
ed by Gov. Ames.
| There are in Key West, Florida
132 cigar manufactures, and at the
end of the fiscal year there had beer
shipped over 100000 cigars, The
internal revenue tax on which was
nearly 100000.
The Chinese Minister to America
Mr.. Chang Yen Hoon, is said to b.
the richest Chinaman known. Fl,
was recently photographed with ovel
a million dollars worth Of jewels
adjoining his person.
VIM. Z. Gracey, prominent citi
zen of Sparta, White county, Tenn.
committed suicide Saturday morn
ing. Financial embarrassment caus
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

The dark horse shaketh his name
from afar and sayeth heyl hey
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-06-09

The indications are that the Inter
State Farmers Convention, which is
to be held in Atlanta in August, will
be large, intelligent and influential
body. It is stated that the call is
meeting with hearty responses, and
the general interest taken in the
meeting shows that the Importance
Of the occasion to the agricultural
interests Of the South is appreciated.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-14
STREAMS FLOWING THROUGH THE
ATCNAFALAYA.
[St. Mary Review.1

To many persons who have not
given attention to the subject, de-
tailed account Of the rivers, bayoUs
and lakes. whose waters flow through
the AtchafaIaya to the Gulf, would no
doubt be a surprise. They may have
heardthat for all the water which falls
or flows south Of the Arkansas river
and the Ozark mountains this is the
only outlet, yet ii requires an account
in detail to realize its immensely. Let
it be understood that many of the
rivers, bayous and lakes are very
large; that nearly every stream named
is navigable, and that combined they
give many thousands Of miles OF navi'
gable waters. Turn also to the report
O. the U. S. River Commission, and il
will be found that in addition to all
the rest the great Mississippi river
finds an outlet for One-sixth of its
volume through the Atchafalaya:
RIvERs-Red, Black, Ouachita,
Boeuf, Little, Cane, Saline, Moro, Lit
tie Missouri, Grand-lO.
BAYoUs-Macon, Tensas, Barthoi-
omew, D'Arbonne, Cocodery, Long,
Teche, Boeuf DeGtaise, Lafourche, (of
Ouachita,) Big Tensas, Little Tensas,
Chene, LaRompe. Rigarby, Jake,
Courtableau, Buffalo, Spanish Fosk,
Dug Damona, Caster Springs and
bayou, White Sulphur springs and
bayou, FIacken, Tones, Ha.ha, Brush-
ly, Louis, Grand, Marie. Bon Dieu,
Black, Pierre, Dorchiti, Rapides.
Ksatchie, Hibbs, GIarks, Rouge. Ter
rell, Lasto, Sorrel, Plsquemine, Mo-
reau. Robert. LaMourie. Clear.-4l.
LAKEs-Catahoula, Bistenau, Mon
golois, Grand, Chicot, Merret, Flat,
Palourde, Spanish, Black, Acasa,
Ouska bay, T'erre Noir, Soda, Wallace,
Saline, Jatt, Crew, Natchez, Pearl--2O.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-05-14
AN INCENTIVE TO GREATNESS.
TArkansas TraXalar.l

Arkansas Traveler.]
at Is socially dangerous 10 express
such an opinion" said an old man,
but did you ever notice that the most
successful men in nearly all depart
ments of life are reformed drunks
ards 2"
II have noticed that u great many
OF them are" some one replied, "but
that is no argument in favor of intern
perance."
ooh, no, but upon the contrary, it
Is an argument in favor of reforma-
tiOn."
"But unless n man has been "A drunk.
ard how can he reform ?"
1--WE won't go into an argument of
the finer points Of the case, / make
the assertion that the most successful
men In business, law and literature,
are reformed drunkards. 1t seems that
when man drinks until he becomes
thoroughly convinced that unless he
changes his course he will never
amount to anything, he is moved by a
power which sober men never feel, and
that he calls to his aid an ability
which men who have always been
temperate cannot summon. He has
10 Dullu up MS character ana ms DuSl-
ness at the same time and, building
up one, seems TO help the other. Now
there was Horace Greeley"
uHe never drank"
"What Horace Greeley never drank:'
uNever took a drink in his life"
"Well, we'll take Daniel Webster"
"Webster didn't reform.'
"What, Daniel Webster didn't re-
form?''
"No, SIR"
"WelI, then well take-hnng it,,
we'ii take drink